The city of Las Vegas (United States) became the capital of tennis this Sunday night in the exhibition match they played Rafa Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz within Netflix Slam which is disputed in Michelob Ultra Arena packed to the rafters, with 12,000 spectators enjoying two Spanish rackets and paying tickets ranging from 138 euros for the cheapest to 2,764 for the most expensive.
Nadal and Alcaraz, who previously officially met three times, with Rafa 2-1, delighted the fans with their tennis and showed the good state of their physical form, as it should be noted that Nadal, who won the 22 Grand Slams, has not played since January when he was injured in the quarterfinals of the Brisbane (Australia)and that Alcaraz, currently world number 2, sprained his ankle in the first match of the ATP 500 of Rio de Janeiro on February 21st.
It was a typical exhibition match that brought great punches and plenty of applause from an engaged, casual crowd, but both players wanted to win and ended up on the side of Carlos Alcaraz, who won 6-3/4-6/12-14 in the Super Tie break, in 1h 57 m. The Spaniard took the first set 6-3 in 37′, after breaking his rival’s serve at the beginning Nadal showed an aggressive game and high effectiveness at the net, against an Alcaraz who went from less to more yet to take the second set against more. mischievous opponent on serve. The exhibition match, as it could not have been otherwise, went to a Super TieBreak, which ended in Alcaraz’s favor, thus leveling the confrontations of the two against a Nadal who in Las Vegas sold his defeat well and took advantage. this exhibition match to gain confidence in his game ahead of the event. Indian Wells Masters 1000 starting next day 6.
“It has been great, I should have been here last year. I have enjoyed it a lot, congratulations to Carlos for a great match,” said Nadal, while the winner Alcaraz highlighted that “it is incredible to play in Las Vegas. Playing with Rafa is always very special for me. It has been a pleasure to play here.”
Source: La Verdad
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